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Originally Posted by VApeople
We do not own a golf cart, but the roads we drive occasionally cross a MMP where golf carts are travelling. In every case, the golf carts have a STOP sign.
We do not look out for golf carts at those intersections, any more than we look out for cars that have a stop sign at roads that intersect the main road that we are driving on.
I almost hit a golf cart yesterday. We were parked in the parking lot at Turtle Mound golf course. When we left, we had to cross the very busy MMP. Since we had the right-of-war, we were not looking out for any golf carts. As I approached the MMP, a driver ran through the stop sign and crossed right in front of me, so I gave that old guy a very loud and very long honk, and then kept on going.
He barely got by before I crossed the intersection, but at least the guy right behind him had the sense to stop at the STOP sign, so i didn't hit him.
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You are correct you had the right of way. But as a defensive driver I am always looking ahead and all around me for any trouble spots or potential issues. I don’t want to get into any accident whether it is my fault or not. I especially do not want to hit a cart when I am driving a car because the results can be catastrophic. So I always assume the person in the cart or on the bicycle will ignore the stop sign and I prepare to stop if needed.